Permalink: | OPOGSACC |
Higher taxa: | Tineidae (family)/ Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/ Opogona (genus)/ |
Status: | Accepted |
Authorship: | (Bojer, 1856) |
Citation: | Alucita sacchari |
Original genus: | Alucita |
Publication: | Bojer W. 1856. Report of the Committee on the "Cane Borer". |
Journal: | — |
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Pagination: | pl. 5 |
Name(English): | Sugar cane moth, Banana moth |
Scientific name | TypeStatus | Gender | Museum | Description | Country | Locality | Publication | URL |
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Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) | Syntype | unknown | MNHN | Syntypes, MNHN, probably lost (see P. Viette 1996: 14). | Mauritius | Mauritius. | Viette P. 1996. Lépidoptères hétérocères de la Réunion (= Bourbon). page pl. 5 |
Nearctic: U.S.A., Bermuda; Palaearctic: Japan, Portugal (Madeira); Spain (Canary Islands).
Injurious to sugar-cane; it also lives in potatoes and other tubers when stored up; attacking bananas (J. H. Durrant 1925: 12).
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Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination |
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Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination |
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Opogona ligniferella (Walker, 1875) | (Walker, 1875) | species | Synonym | Gelechia ligniferella |
Opogona plumipes (Butler, 1876) | (Butler, 1876) | species | Synonym | Laverna plumipes |
Opogona sanctaehelenae (Walker, 1875) | (Walker, 1875) | species | Synonym | Gelechia sanctaehelenae |
Opogona subcervinella (Walker, 1863) | (Walker, 1863) | species | Synonym | Tinea subcervinella |